Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 21 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) shares without checking (c) trusts any website (d) compares the options
5. 5.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) hears only one side (c) never asks why (d) listens to both sides
9. 9.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) thinks before deciding (b) looks for reasons (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts
10. 10.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) compares the options (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
11. 11.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Is it lunch yet?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “How do you know?”
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) decides in a hurry
16. 16.True or false: “never asks why” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) changes mind with proof (b) believes every rumour (c) shares without checking (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) gets angry (b) changes their mind (c) hides the fact (d) argues anyway
19. 19.True or false: “ignores the facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) copies what all do (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
21. 21.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) tell everyone (c) plan a holiday (d) believe it at once
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
26. 26.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) hears both sides (b) backs the louder one (c) walks away (d) hears only a friend
27. 27.True or false: “spots missing facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) compares the options (d) never asks why
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) listens to both sides (c) never asks why (d) ignores the facts
32. 32.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) spots missing facts (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) copies what all do (c) never asks why (d) asks good questions
37. 37.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
40. 40.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False

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